The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski

Plugins I've Developed

BetterWPMail(current version: 0.5)
I was never fully satisfied with the way WordPress emails (notification of new comment or moderation required) looked, so I wrote my own.

BetterWPReadMore(current version: 0.2)
WordPress formats the "read more" links horribly (you can read more here). So, I wrote this semi-hacky little plugin to give you four customization options: add a title, append to the end of the paragraph, remove the #more-xxx link, and remove the <a id=""> link.

PPEndLoop (current version: 1.1, for PixelPost)
Allows you to use "Previous" and "Next" buttons in your PixelPost photoblog without the looping that exists when using ImageCycle.

Installed Plugins

The below plugins are currently active on my site.

There are 31 plugins used: 23 active plugins and 8 inactive plugins.

Active Plugins

Akismet Anti-Spam 4.1» Automattic (url)Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from spam. It keeps your site protected even while you sleep. To get started: activate the Akismet plugin and then go to your Akismet Settings page to set up your API key.

Clutter-Free 0.4» Mark Jaquith (url)Allows authors to hide portions of the WordPress interface that you seldom use. Each author’s preferences are stored separately and can be edited in the author’s profile. Requires WP 2.0.5 or above.

Democracy 2.0.1» Andrew Sutherland (url)This poll plugin is easy to use, install, and manage. It uses AJAX to load data, making it quick and fun to use. Add {democracy:*id*} to your posts to include polls in your posts, where *id* corresponds to the ID of your poll.

Diggbarred 1.61» Phil Nelson (url)Blocks all traffic from Digg from viewing your content, replacing it with a message to users. Idea and DiggBar blocking regex taken from Daring Fireball.

Optimal Title 3.0» Aaron Schaefer (url)Mirrors the function of wp_title() exactly, but moves the position of the ‘separator’ to after the title rather than before.

Quoter 1.11» Daniele Mancino (url)Allows commenters to quote other comments (dynamically or server side if they have Javascript disabled) and any other text in a page (Javascript only). Quoter is by Daniele Mancino — although this is a minor, third-party bugfix release by Hawkman, so questions about this specific version should probably go to him.

Slugger+ 0.3» Justin Blanton (url)Allows you to specify a post slug from within MarsEdit.

Underscore Permalinks 1.0.1» Ryan Boren (url)Converts spaces to underscores when sanitizing post titles for use in permalinks. This is handy for those moving from Movable Type who want to maintain their old permalink style.

Hello Dolly 1.6» Matt Mullenweg (url)This is not just a plugin, it symbolizes the hope and enthusiasm of an entire generation summed up in two words sung most famously by Louis Armstrong: Hello, Dolly. When activated you will randomly see a lyric from Hello, Dolly in the upper right of your admin screen on every page.

Jetpack by WordPress.com 6.8.1» Automattic (url)Bring the power of the WordPress.com cloud to your self-hosted WordPress. Jetpack enables you to connect your blog to a WordPress.com account to use the powerful features normally only available to WordPress.com users.

Ozh' Better Feed 2.2» Ozh (url)Your feeds, on steroids. Add a feed footer with a copyright, “Add to delicious”, the number of comments… Add anything to your feed. For WordPress 2.8+